diff --git a/disperser/cmd/dataapi/flags/flags.go b/disperser/cmd/dataapi/flags/flags.go
index 3da4100084..8a427ff8c4 100644
--- a/disperser/cmd/dataapi/flags/flags.go
+++ b/disperser/cmd/dataapi/flags/flags.go
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ var (
 	}
 	NonsigningRateThresholdFlag = cli.IntFlag{
 		Name:     common.PrefixFlag(FlagPrefix, "nonsigning-rate-threshold"),
-		Usage:    "only operators with nonsigning rate >= this threshold will be ejected, this value must be in range [10, 100], any value not in this range means disabling this flag",
+		Usage:    "only operators with nonsigning rate >= this threshold are eligible for ejection, this value must be in range [10, 100], any value not in this range means disabling this flag",
 		Required: false,
 		Value:    -1,
 		EnvVar:   common.PrefixEnvVar(envVarPrefix, "NONSIGNING_RATE_THRESHOLD"),
diff --git a/disperser/dataapi/ejector.go b/disperser/dataapi/ejector.go
index 9df244b855..076b2ef88e 100644
--- a/disperser/dataapi/ejector.go
+++ b/disperser/dataapi/ejector.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func (e *Ejector) Eject(ctx context.Context, nonsigningRate *OperatorsNonsigning
 	for _, metric := range nonsigningRate.Data {
 		// If nonsigningRateThreshold is set and valid, we will only eject operators with
 		// nonsigning rate >= nonsigningRateThreshold.
-		if e.nonsigningRateThreshold >= 10 && e.nonsigningRateThreshold <= 100 && metric.Percentage >= float64(e.nonsigningRateThreshold) {
+		if e.nonsigningRateThreshold >= 10 && e.nonsigningRateThreshold <= 100 && metric.Percentage < float64(e.nonsigningRateThreshold) {
 			continue
 		}
 		// Collect only the nonsigners who violate the SLA.